Anya ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
On the misuse of 'literally': [link]
Here's what I don't get, peeve-wise:
“It should not be used as a synonym for actually or really,’’ writes Paul Brians in “Common Errors in English Usage.’’
Why is it OK to say something is actual or real in a metaphorical sense, but not literal? I feel like they are exactly the same thing. My head did not actually explode, in the exact same way that it did not literally explode.
Why is it OK to say something is actual or real in a metaphorical sense, but not literal? I feel like they are exactly the same thing. My head did not actually explode, in the exact same way that it did not literally explode.
I agree - if "literally" is off the table as an intensifier, "really" and "actually" should be banned as well. "Literal" "real" and "actual" being more or less synonyms and all.
I wasn't so bad about the pockets thing until the advent of cargo pants. But until they leave, I am purseless. I carry:
Left cargo: wallet, phone, sometimes maglite, dog walking ziploc/paper towels
Right cargo: keys w/ UV light and emergency break the window thingy, earbuds, 1/8th inch aux cable, leatherman wave, kleenex, flash drive, pads when necessary
Left front: receipts, various pieces of paper people hand me
Right front: guitar picks, drum key, headphone adapters, impedance transformer, blistex
I don't know what I'd carry additionally if I carried a purse. Glasses case? Contacts stuff for emergencies? I sometimes fake carry a purse, but it's really just my knitting bag. And that's what I carry if forced into a pocketless dress.
Isn't Lands End owned by Sears now?
Yes.
I'm not actually worried, but after Zenkitty's experience, I'm a little twitchy.
Dana, if it helps, let me point out that nothing truly bad happened. He was just a dick and he scared me. He didn't call again, and he didn't come back.
I had never heard of Adele, nor ever heard Rolling in the Deep. Watched the video; what an amazing voice she has.
I hurt all over. I have a hangover from painkillers. Yesterday was probably not the best choice of day, back-pain-wise, to clean and organize my bedroom. By the end of the day I could barely stand up straight. But my bedroom and linen closet are now clean and organized! I can find my stuff! And yesterday I took out two bags of trash and 8 bags to the Goodwill. So it was worth it. Today I will sit on the sofa, drink wine, and sort through my ridiculously huge collection of socks. After I catch up on work, out from which I was the last two business days.
Rupert Murdoch just got a pie in the face.
Rupert Murdoch just got a pie in the face.
Seriously? Couldn't happen to a more deserving 80-year-old megabillionaire.